i think noonan would probably be better off writing prose.....not political "analysis".

She reminds me of someone gushing over her child's performance in a school play.

Richardson's is done for, he will never get another job in the democratic party, epically the Clinton II administration. He must really want that veep job from BO, it will be interesting to see how the Clinton's get him..

noonan's a freakin moron who believes in magic dolphins.
of course she's an honored member of the village.

As I keep saying, the time is soon coming when America will collapse under the weight of its own stupidity.

I will say one thing. It's fairly obvious why there is only two political parties in the United States. "Democracy" would be too difficult for the talking heads if they actually had to be informed about anything.

Peggy seems to have a bit of the Reagan 'vision' thing, synapses misfiring in the jello of Red Kool-Aid addled grey jello.

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Who on earth did these Loyal Crhistians(R) hate before there was even a Clenis?

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I like Richardson's beard - makes him look smarter and younger. Remember Gore's beard right after the election? Seems to be a reaction to losing.

Note that it’s not Hillary on her own, but “the Clintons,” perhaps unintentionally confirming that so much of this bizarre attempt at a smear (Voodoo magic? Really?) is just ongoing Clinton hate that the Republicans have harbored since Bill beat them at their own game in ‘92.

Realistically, Bill Clinton is a key figure in the HRC campaign and would also be a key member of her administration. That cuts both ways depending on how you evaluate Bill Clinton's value.

Thinker @ 18:

I like Richardson's beard - makes him look smarter and younger. Remember Gore's beard right after the election? Seems to be a reaction to losing.

If growing beards was a reaction for losing , this country would have grown some huge-ass ones after 2000 and 2004 ...............

What are the 3 keys to understanding Repugs? Projection. Projection. Projection!

Reality... fading! Intelligence.... dropping! Nothing to do...but talk about.... SOMEONE'S BEARD!

I weep for our children. I really do.

By posting responses to these moronic statements made by those that have no real weight in the political arena will keep us on the defensive through the entire election cycle. What are we going to do when the repub heavyweights start dropping the big bombs. We have to get on the offensive and get big stories of repub criminality into the mainstream. There's alot going on, and the shear numbers of offenses that republicans have make it hard to remain focused on the more serious and horrible things that many of them have commited. Investigative reporters have to break into the republican machine and get the nuts and bolts of these situations and repeat the truth over and over again. We should not be wasting time on hacks, they aren't worth it. Thanks.

Someone wake me when I get to vote. I'll be reading Obama's first book now and trying to ignore all the bs about polls and such. If you haven't read his book, I have only read about 50 pages so far and it's very interesting plus it gives you some insight into what he's all about. What an interesting childhood he's had. He may not have much experience in DC but he's had a hell of a lot of experiences in life. These experiences should be beneficial in so many different ways.

I agree with left&left, if Hillary is the nominee, I think she will loose the young enthusiastic voters and I wonder if they will ever come back. They will disillusioned with politics in general

Men with beards are normal, shavers are not normal.
Shaving is a sign of not accepting a man's normal apperance.
These creeps on the right are not normal.

The lightweight Peggy Noonan:

Peggy Noonan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the best selling author of seven books on American politics, history and culture. Her essays have appeared in Forbes, Time, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the New York Times and other publications. She is a frequent guest on political talk shows. She has also been nominated for Emmy Awards for the writing of a post-9/11 television special and for her work on the television drama The West Wing (oh my, that almost puts her in a league with Lawrence O'Donnell, but not quite). Noonan is a member of the board of the Manhattan Institute.....

Noonan is also the author of the best selling “The Case Against Hillary Clinton” (HarperCollins, March, 2000). ( Probably still not good enough to land her a gig on MTP, but might be a reason to ask her her thoughts on Richardson's endorsement)

...Her first book, “What I Saw at the Revolution” was called “A love letter to the American political process,” by Time Magazine. Her second book, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” was called “the voice of our times” by USA Today. Noonan’s third book, “Simply Speaking,” was published in paperback as “On Speaking Well,” in 1999; Forbes magazine said of it, “Peggy Noonan packs a wallop of practical wisdom and insightful tips for rookie and veteran speechmakers alike…this wee volume, written by one of this century’s premier presidential speechwriters, will guide you correctly.”

...She holds honorary doctorates from Adelphi University, St. John Fisher College, Miami University, and her alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University.

For a show no one here likes much, the bar for admission seems rather high.

pissed off patricia @ 30:

Someone wake me when I get to vote. I'll be reading Obama's first book now and trying to ignore all the bs about polls and such. If you haven't read his book, I have only read about 50 pages so far and it's very interesting plus it gives you some insight into what he's all about. What an interesting childhood he's had. He may not have much experience in DC but he's had a hell of a lot of experiences in life. These experiences should be beneficial in so many different ways.

I agree with left&left, if Hillary is the nominee, I think she will loose the young enthusiastic voters and I wonder if they will ever come back. They will disillusioned with politics in general

disillusioned might be an understatement.

and what have we seen/heard recently?

clinton: inferring that obama is not patriotic

carville: inferring that clinton is the messiah (yes, that is what i got out of that)

this is the sign of a disgusting and cowardly campaign (and i haven't even mentioned the 2 biggest fecal droppings, penn and wolfson), when hill/bill and their roving gang of rhetoric-thugs can't even make a claim, they have to infer and leave open the possibilty that they were trying to make a point.

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Richardson's beard? What about all that formaldehyde in your fucking face?

I'd rather hear fingernails screeching across a blackboard than Peggy Noonan's voice.

Samson- @ 36:

pissed off patricia @ 30:

Someone wake me when I get to vote. I'll be reading Obama's first book now and trying to ignore all the bs about polls and such. If you haven't read his book, I have only read about 50 pages so far and it's very interesting plus it gives you some insight into what he's all about. What an interesting childhood he's had. He may not have much experience in DC but he's had a hell of a lot of experiences in life. These experiences should be beneficial in so many different ways.

I agree with left&left, if Hillary is the nominee, I think she will loose the young enthusiastic voters and I wonder if they will ever come back. They will disillusioned with politics in general

disillusioned might be an understatement.

and what have we seen/heard recently?

clinton: inferring that obama is not patriotic

carville: inferring that clinton is the messiah (yes, that is what i got out of that)

this is the sign of a disgusting and cowardly campaign (and i haven't even mentioned the 2 biggest fecal droppings, penn and wolfson), when hill/bill and their roving gang of rhetoric-thugs can't even make a claim, they have to infer and leave open the possibilty that they were trying to make a point.

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Can't say I disagree with anything you said. I'm disappointed with the way Hillary has allowed or instructed her campaign to act. I didn't expect her to let it run wild like this. I don't think it is doing her any good. Those who planned to vote for her probably will yet, but this sort of stuff is not what she needs to win new friends to her side.

What is Peggy's fascination with wires and the pulling thereof?

What really pisses me off is the fact MSM gave McCain a cakewalk. All the major Fuax Pas he made in the Middle East are qiute astonishing. But it barely made news. Are we as a nation that clueless?

Imagine the problems it would have caused Peggy if Obama's parents had named Obama, Barack Reagan Obama.

P.D. @ 37:

Russert will pull out all the old goons and hacks of the political elite. We need some balance. Hey Tim! Put on some average Americans and ask what they think. Oh wait, they don't listen to peons like us.

I have to confess, I have a beard, so you may might not want to read this.

These pundits live inside the beltway and go to the cocktail bars where the rest of the pundits and staffers go. They live in a world of their own. They don't listen to people like us because we are beneath them. they only listen to what they are talking about and are divorced from reality.

I'm afraid of Noonan's plastic surgeon.

Is he Dr. Mengele?

Blue Lensman @ 44:

What is Peggy's fascination with wires and the pulling thereof?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-8j8c7iL3E

Peter G @ 53:

It's not like you have to go to the Republicans to find bizarre Clinton conspiracy theories. There's lots posted by the foil hat brigade right here. I understand that some believe Hillary is personally responsible for global warming, crop circles and controlled demolition of "things". Now that I've mentioned it, of course, they'll try to prove it. Sorry.

Newest thread up, John says he's sick and tired of liberal hawks. That would imply Hillary, at least by her voting record.

ConcernedCanuck @ 56:

Peter G @ 53:

It's not like you have to go to the Republicans to find bizarre Clinton conspiracy theories. There's lots posted by the foil hat brigade right here. I understand that some believe Hillary is personally responsible for global warming, crop circles and controlled demolition of "things". Now that I've mentioned it, of course, they'll try to prove it. Sorry.

Newest thread up, John says he's sick and tired of liberal hawks. That would imply Hillary, at least by her voting record.

I believe I'll let our host speak for himself with regard to Hillary.Personally I don't like putting words in other peoples mouths.

I call them "The Clintons," too. Because...they are two distinct humans. Who live together, campaign together, and who would be in the White House together, and if you think Bill wouldn't have input into her hypothetical presidency, well...you'd be wrong. So I don't see calling them "The Clintons" as especially revealing of Clinton-Hate. After all, I did vote for Bill. But I do not disagree with the rest. (I know my agreement is important to you).

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Well said Nicole. Quite clearly Noonan is deluded.

Samson- @ 61:

Peter G @ 53:

It's not like you have to go to the Republicans to find bizarre Clinton conspiracy theories. There's lots posted by the foil hat brigade right here. I understand that some believe Hillary is personally responsible for global warming, crop circles and controlled demolition of "things". Now that I've mentioned it, of course, they'll try to prove it. Sorry.

so passive-aggressive of you.

so where is this tinfoil hat brigade, and where are the conspiracy theories?

I don't believe in perpetuating nonsense about either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama. Feel free to supply your own.

I gotta laugh over Carville calling Richardson Judas. Now we learn Hillary feels entitled to the nomination.

Enjoy your vacation Barrack, you deserve it.

Noonan wants a nooner with Bill Clinton.

Only a conservative would wear a shiny gold blouse.

McCain the Liar @ 68:

Enjoy your vacation Barrack, you deserve it.

You're right; now might be a good time for him to regroup. Maybe the less he says now the better.

RASMUSSEN:Nationally, Hillary Clinton now holds a very slight advantage over Barack Obama, 46% to 44%.

Looking ahead to the General Election in November, John McCain continues to lead both potential Democratic opponents. McCain leads Barack Obama 50% to 41% and Hillary Clinton 49% to 42%." Polls don't mean much at this point, but this can't make Dems happy. It might make McCain complacent, though.

hillary clinton has virtually NO CHANCE OF WINNING but if she can bloody obama enough then she can try again in 2012. let our country be damned, as long as hillary can be president nothing else matters to her, and to think, for many years i couldn't wait to vote for her.

Peggy just hates how the beard feels

Who let this heifer out of her cave??

ugh...such a tedious slag.

The frustrated Reslug Hag is so jealous of Richardson's beard because hers doesn't grow in as nicely.

motorfingaz @ 80:

Who let this (old bat) out of her cave??

There, I fixed it for you.

if he had endorsed Clinton, he would be a well-respected Governor and diplomat.

however he went against them, so their allies in the media talk about his beard.

sad.

Did you see the face on that mutt? A mirror of her soul? Now there is a woman who must pay for "a nooner"! Talk about striking terror in the hearts of man! She sure looks like they dug her up from somewhere deep underground.

Left&Left @ 38:

Richardson's beard? What about all that formaldehyde in your fucking face?

Bwhahahah!!!!!

That's cold, man, really cold!

I love it!

Peggy Noonan worries me. I get the feeling that if somebody dug up Reagan's crusty, withered corpse, she'd dry hump it.

Still, I respect her as a grammarian. Despite her demented, love-sick laments about Ronnie, she rarely gaffes on sentence structure. But she's far too hung up on other people's physical appearance.

Peggy, your ballroom days are over, baby...

Dave @ 95:

Limp-Dick Blimpaugh @ 84:

The frustrated Reslug Hag is so jealous of Richardson's beard because hers doesn't grow in as nicely.

If she gets one more face-lift, she'll have a nice beard--although she'll likely need a good color matching.

ROFLMAO!!! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!! LOLOL! Oh Gawwwwd.

She looks like freakin Skeletor in that picture!

The right wing, having manufactured this image of the Clintons as the personifications of pure evil, or at the very least, as being highly manipulative and sinister political ghouls, now insist, within the confines of their own little fantasies, that they're not really very good at being what the conservatives have fantasized that they are. They are still the personifications of pure evil, says Noonan, but they are bumbling demons, incapable of truly fulfilling the role conservatives have fitted them for. So the Clintons, ipso fatso as Archie Bunker used to say, are evil, their hearts, as always, are still in the wrong place, but they really can't create as much mayhem as conservatives say they can, because they're just not very good at being evil. Noonan's observations are just another example of how far off the deep end the right wing has always been about the Clintons.

Peggy Noonan? Is she still breathing? Who's next, Phyllis Schlafly?

They drag Peggy out of the mothballs every 4 years when we elect a president so she can give us her so very important opinions. Not. I didn't watch MTP and I won't watch MTP or Matthews--I don't give a damn what these people think or say.

I have contempt for them.

Peggy looks a little overdressed in that clip--had she not been home since the night before--because it looks like she has on a cocktail type dress or shirt. Oh well, when in doubt wear gold lame. She has hideous taste too.

What This Is

This, like many others, is nothing more then the around the clock Clinton bashing from the conservatives who really want to run against Hillary Clinton. They contend: If we bash her around the clock, she will get nominated to be the Democratic nominee. If the former statement does not make any sense, it is not suppose to. However, this is the claim being made in regards to who the Republicans really want to run against.

I will admit there is now growing criticisms of Barack Obama but what needed to be done to Clinton has been done. Obama enjoys close to a lock in the delegate count. The conservative plan all along was to get rid of the Democratic front runner -- plain and simple. After dealing with the first front runner, they need only work on the second front runner. The reason you see increased attacks by the right on Obama is because it is time for it. They have dealt with Clinton.

The numbers are not in the Republican's favor if the Democrats use the unity option. Many in the Obama and Clinton camps threaten this option. I call it the Blackmail option: "I will not vote for Clinton if Obama is not elected, or I will not vote for Obama if Clinton is not elected." We must unite to win the fight.

The conservative media is working very hard to keep unity from happening. The use of pure hatred for either candidate is being used by the right-wing media at the primary juncture. On this very site, there are many who will not hear anything that sounds like unity. Especially, when it comes to comments about Hillary Clinton. I know where it is coming from; you need only listen to the Republican like talking points associated with the negatives toward either candidate. If it sounds Republican, it is rooted in their philosophy.

The unity issue will not happen unless the people responsible for it stop fighting. Keeping it simple, who would not want to see the Democrats unite? I often wondered how the Republicans could act in unison with their talking points. After reading the Druge report, I wondered no more. You can count on sites like the Druge site to disseminate Republican marching orders on a daily bases.

When you read a constant attempt to keep the Clinton and Obama camps at odds, don't feed it by given it a confirmation. If you throw unity in their face, they will become concerned for their existence. As it stands, the voters seem to be tired of the Republicans. The Democrats enjoy almost a three to one advantage in voter turnout. The last thing the Republicans want to see is the Democrats exercising that advantage.

Joseph

ok, i'm a fashion designer, so i'm gonna really pick up on stuff like this, but wasn't she wearing june cleaver's dress from 'leave it to beaver'?

i've never seen anyone in 2008 look so 1958 - even down to the gestures and expressions.

Noonan needs a NOONER. I swear she is so old and far gone that she wouldn't know the difference between a preposition and a pronoun. Will the Repubs ever get over Reagan? Most people forgot his amnesia when it came to Iran Contra and arms for hostages.

I like Richardson'e beard. It gives him presence.

Try to beat old Johnny WITHOUT the 2.7 MILLION of US in FLORIDA and MICHIGAN who the OBAMA CAMP is Fighting tooth and nail to Disenfranchise…

Try to beat old Johnny WITHOUT THE LATINO VOTE!

If the DNC think they can FORCE A PERSON DOWN THE THROATS OF DEMOCRATS WHEN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA ARE BEING DENIED THEIR RIGHT TO CAST THE VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE OF THEIR CHOICE, THEY ARE SADLY MISTAKEN.

Don’t worry he is going to WIN the election for you in November with Wyoming, Kansas,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia etc… DREAM ON.

"Clintons Are Not Puppetmasters"

The Clintons are not Puppetmaster? And just who ever said they were? It was only the right-wing talking heads, like Noonan, who ever implied they were controlling the Democratic Party.

I am supporting Obama, but if Hillary somehow wins the nomination I would vote for her before I would vote for McCain. I may not approve of everything Hillary Clinton ever did regarding Iraq but she if miles ahead of John McCain. McCain has backed down on everything he ever stood for in order to win the nomination. As the only tortured prisoner of war in the Congress it is morally outrageous for McCain to give in to Bush on the issue of torture.

Peggy Noonan can go to hell for all I care about her opinion.

Ron.j @ 112:

I like Richardson'e beard. It gives him presence.

So does bad BO.